negligeableadj.

Brit.

/ˈnɛɡlᵻdʒəbl/, U.S.

/ˈnɛɡlədʒəb(ə)l/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French négligeable.

Etymology: < French négligeable (1843) < négliger (see negligée adj.) + -able -able suffix. Compare earlier negligible adj.

Now rare.

Negligible.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > capable of being neglected or disregarded

disregardable1661

skippable1820

negligible1841

eliminable1857

negligeable1876

neglectable1878

1876 R. S. McCulloch Mech. Theory Heat 132 It is impossible to detect any difference that may not be considered negligeable.

1882 G. H. Darwin in Nature 16 Feb. 361 It appears that the amount of this acceleration may not be entirely negligeable.

1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 442 A non-interfering and therefore a negligeable quantity.

1986 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 23 206 A water potential gradient..developed..which shows that the axial flow resistance is not negligeable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	negligeable
释义	negligeableadj. Brit. /ˈnɛɡlᵻdʒəbl/, U.S. /ˈnɛɡlədʒəb(ə)l/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French négligeable. Etymology: < French négligeable (1843) < négliger (see negligée adj.) + -able -able suffix. Compare earlier negligible adj. Now rare. Negligible. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > unimportance > [adjective] > capable of being neglected or disregarded disregardable1661 skippable1820 negligible1841 eliminable1857 negligeable1876 neglectable1878 1876 R. S. McCulloch Mech. Theory Heat 132 It is impossible to detect any difference that may not be considered negligeable. 1882 G. H. Darwin in Nature 16 Feb. 361 It appears that the amount of this acceleration may not be entirely negligeable. 1897 M. Kingsley Trav. W. Afr. 442 A non-interfering and therefore a negligeable quantity. 1986 Jrnl. Appl. Ecol. 23 206 A water potential gradient..developed..which shows that the axial flow resistance is not negligeable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1876
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